i didn't have a problem with the demo jap version or english

the jap version i purposely died to see what happened and the English i pushed a block the wrong way cause i honestly did not like the 360 controls

but i enjoyed it all the same and wish i had the money to pick it up, unfortunetly car insurance and inspection and renewal comes before games.....the fact that it was all the same month hurts as well

I'd say so, Demon's Souls isn't all that hard once you get the pacing down and don't act like a fool.
There are much harder games, Demon's Souls just punishes the stupid.

I like when I beat games people consider hard.I makes me realize what a good gamer I am.

Catherine is like the traditional adventure puzzle games that were common on the PCs. Watch some cutscenes, solve some puzzles, repeat.

Demon's Souls is very difficult game but at least being difficult action is part of the gameplay.

Unless you like puzzles, Catherine gameplay is quite boring. The way to make the puzzles "interesting" is having to solve it to see the next cutscenes.

"it requires you to die a million times and learn from your mistakes"

LOL, I died 20. And no, difficulty isn't about how many times you die, it's how easy it is to die (read: lose). A very hard game would be a broken game.

Demon's Souls isn't great because it's hard. It's because it's rewarding.

Demon souls is not the hardest game this generation... I dont know how this isnt common knowledge by now. Going off its genera it's not even that impressive! Going off trophies and YGC for stats...

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (Beat Normal): 4,204 of 14,196 (29.61%)
Demon Souls (Game complete): 5,935 of 16,388 (36.22%)

going off .com

NGS2: 129 (35.44%) of 364 game owners.
DS: 199 (45.02%) of 442 game owners.

etc

On topic... Unless this articles point is that IGN has some clueless employee's I dont get it. You cant compare two genera's and expect them to have universal scaling of difficulty.

Lets assume everyone is right and Demon Souls deserves a 10/10 title and is the "hardest game this generation". Now just because you can platinum it does this really mean...

You can beat the hardest Battlefantasia task? This required you to beat the final boss without taking damage (on normal + on the PS3 version) and block his ultimate attack (required precise timing and was way more than standing away/holding back)

You can beat Spelunker black (platformer) which required many of the same elements of DS, but added in some platforming skill requirements.

You can get past all the grenade span in W@W or beat Radec with ease. I mean I can really name hard tasks all day, but come on skill in a hack/slash does not mean you're going to be good at a puzzle/platformer.

The Demon's Souls I played did not require me to die a million times. I might have died 3-5 times in 4 playthroughs total.

it may be harder, buy it is NOTHING compared to demons souls

best console game ever made

it is in the same league as the witcher 2 and starcraft 2

facepalm ..

DS and catherine have way too much différence to compare their difficulty

quick thinking ( catherine ) isn't the same thing as carefullness and adaptation ( 2 qualities needed for completing Demon souls )